So much of the conversation this week, with the 2011 season over, has centered around what the team’s payroll is likely to be in 2012. Sandy Alderson has stood by a number between $100-110 million. And a number of people have taken great pains to point out that hey, lots… Read More →

Ryan Braun’s inexplicable decision not to get one hit, then sit out (he’d actually have needed three hits at least) means that Jose Reyes is your 2011 batting champ, at .337. He’s the first Met to accomplish the feat. Dave Magadan, Cleon Jones, Ryan Thompson, John Olerud and Tim Spehr… Read More →

Jose Reyes bunted for a base hit in the first, then came out of the game. Mets fans were denied a chance to see him one last time (contract pending), or even cheer him at shortstop. He finishes the year at .3374 in batting, meaning Ryan Braun can pass him… Read More →

In case you missed it, I had a piece in the Sunday New York Times discussing the myth of Citi Field hurting the New York Met hitters. But in a must-read Q & A GM Sandy Alderson did with Newsday’s Ken Davidoff, Alderson raised a different issue. “As [Mets pitching… Read More →

It should come as no surprise that RA Dickey, who is basically the Dos Equis guy with a knuckleball, would post an interesting statistical profile. Seeing him pitch a no-hitter into the seventh inning, only to come away with a no-decision once again, I wondered: just how anomalous was his… Read More →

Tonight’s game against the Phillies has been rescheduled, meaning I won’t need to watch the game on delay after the 7:40 showing of Moneyball I’m about to see. Tomorrow, the Mets will play a doubleheader, with the tickets from tonight’s game good for the 7:10 start. The 1:10 start will… Read More →

It’s interesting to me how huge changes in society can have unforseen consequences. 21 years ago, I was riveted to the Dave Magadan chase for the National League batting title. Magadan was my favorite player, I understood batting average to be the primary tool in evaluating a hitter, and I… Read More →